triscuits

Do you ever learn something about a food you eat and despite how good it tastes, you can’t help but think about it when you eat it? That’s how I feel when it comes to figs. I won’t go into the details that have scared my brain, but lets just say I will never eat a fig raw. On the flip side, I really enjoy fig flavored things, and I also really like honey, in small doses. For me, honey is one of those things that if I eat more than a small spoonful, it gives me an upset stomach – I think that’s why I have such a hard time with candy corn, though most will argue that the only place candy corn belongs is in the trash, back off haters, I’ll take it off your hands. It may take me 100 years to eat at a few pieces at a time, but bring me your candy corn! Anyways, totally derailed. When Nabisco has come out with a lot of flavors over the last year, I would even go as far as to say too many only for the sake of keeping track for someone like myself that likes to try ALL OF THE THINGS!

Triscuits are one of those crackers that I cannot resist eating the entire box. Something about the extreme crunchy, lightly salted texture that I cannot get enough of, as long as I have a beverage too. Realistically, the nutritional facts on the outside of the box should be a single serving. I was excited to see a new flavor of Triscuits quietly nestled between the old favorites on the shelf at Walmart and knew I had to try them. A potentially sweet flavor? Sign me up.

Can we take a brief moment and talk about the suggested topping for this cracker? Ricotta, asparagus, and honey. This has got to be the most EXTRA recipe that Nabisco has ever featured on their box. Do people actually make these things? Spoiler, I would skip the honey, these are sweet enough! Anyways. Onto the food. When I opened the box, the smell of honey was the first thing I picked up – color me excited. Upon first taste, my taste buds were a little confused. I think when you’ve grown accustomed to how something is going to taste solely based on the appearance, your brain is thrown for a bit of a loop (ie: purple and green ketchup of the 90s). Immediately you are hit with the sweetness from the honey, and the sweetness from the fig, both of which are a bit different, quietly followed by a hint of salt. If you are used to the fig flavoring of a Fig Newton, they taste NOTHING like that.

These are really good though despite my compulsion to eat an entire box I only ate them a couple at a time. Maybe it was the honey, or the sweetness in general, but I was satisfied after a few. I would definitely continue to buy this flavor to mix things up a bit with the ole stand by. The Junk Food Guy suggested a bit of brie cheese with these, but I won’t be subjecting my lactose hating body to that for science. Overall, definitely give these a buy if you’re into salty and sweet!